Postbaccalaureate

Key Dates & Deadlines

We know you want to stay on track with deadlines and schedules. This table tells you what's happening when. Start by choosing the type of applicant you are, and the information you need will unfold before you.

* Choosing summer means you wish to begin regular enrollment in summer and continue into autumn as a degree-seeking student. Failure to enter in summer quarter cancels autumn admission and any registration. To apply for summer quarter as a non-degree student, contact Summer Quarter.

* Spring Quarter

You may submit the paper application to the UW Admissions Office for spring quarter admission only if you are also applying for spring quarter direct entry to the programs listed below. To apply to the university, direct entry applicants to these programs should print the PDF version of the university application and submit the paper application and required documents prior to December 15. Direct entry applicants must also submit a departmental application to the program; check department websites for instructions.

The following departments admit new transfer students for spring quarter only:

Bioengineering

Chemical Engineering

The following departments admit new transfer students for spring and autumn quarters:

Bioresource Science & Engineering

Computer Science

Computer Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Human Centered Design + Engineering

Industrial & Systems Engineering

** Summer Quarter

Choosing summer means you wish to begin regular enrollment in summer and continue into autumn as a degree-seeking student. If admitted for summer, you must attend summer quarter. Failure to enter the UW in summer quarter cancels autumn admission and registration.

** Spring Quarter

International transfer applicants who are already in the U.S. and meet department admission requirements, may submit the paper application to the UW Admissions Office for spring quarter only if they are also applying for spring quarter direct entry to either Bioengineering or Chemical Engineering. Admission to the University for spring quarter will be contingent on direct admission to either the Bioengineering or Chemical Engineering department.

To apply to the university, direct entry applicants to Bioengineering or Chemical Engineering should print the PDF version of the application for international undergraduate admission and submit it along with all other required documents prior to December 15. Applicants will need to write in “Spring Quarter” for question C-1 on the paper application for the Office of Admissions. Direct entry applicants must also submit a departmental application to Bioengineering or Chemical Engineering. Check the department website for application instructions.

* Summer Quarter

Choosing summer means you wish to begin regular enrollment in summer and continue into autumn as a degree-seeking student. Failure to enter in summer quarter will revoke your admission for autumn quarter. To apply for summer quarter as a non-degree student, contact Summer Quarter.

* Spring Quarter

You may submit the paper application to the UW Admissions Office for spring quarter admission only if you are also applying for spring quarter direct entry to the programs listed below. To apply to the university, direct entry applicants to these programs should print the PDF version of the university application and submit the paper application and required documents prior to December 15. Direct entry applicants must also submit a departmental application to the program; check department websites for instructions.

The following departments admit new transfer students for spring quarter only:

Bioengineering

Chemical Engineering

The following departments admit new transfer students for spring and autumn quarters:

Bioresource Science & Engineering

Computer Science

Computer Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Human Centered Design + Engineering

Industrial & Systems Engineering

** Summer Quarter

Choosing summer means you wish to begin regular enrollment in summer and continue into autumn as a degree-seeking student. If admitted for summer, you must attend summer quarter. Failure to enter the UW in summer quarter cancels autumn admission and registration.